Popagandhi

Whale Watching

Published on June 7, 2025

When I was a teenager and didn't know anything about whales or lesbians, I heard Margaret Cho say 'lesbians love whale watching. they fucking love it.'

I didn't know what any of that was.

Well, Margaret Cho, you were RIGHT. I fucking love it.

a color photograph of the fluke of a humpback whale

A whale named Pepper.

a color photograph of two humpback whales, one mother and calf

A whale named Little Dimple and her calf. Who is somehow, sadly, not called Littler Dimple.

a color photograph of the dorsal fins of three risso dolphins

All dolphins are whales. But not all whales are dolphins.

a color photograph of a tiny ocean sunfish

Mola-mola always astound me with their.. strangeness. I love them.

a color photograph of an otter grooming her baby

SQUEEEE. OTTERS.

a color photograph of a pelagic cormorant with kelp in their mouth

In flight pelagic cormorant left before I could ask, can I kelp you?

We saw ALL of these on a three hour sunset whale watching trip with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. It's a company led by marine biologists, and everything is extremely professional. The marine biologists onboard knew all of the beautiful animals by name and sight. I learned so much! I shall commit to trying to go at least once a month (best employee perk for me)!